Nevada, 2023

Dust Storm in Nevada, January 23, 2023

January 23, 2023 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Gusty northerly winds on the back side of a low pressure system produced isolated dust storm conditions.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.

Gusty northerly winds on the back side of a low pressure system produced isolated dust storm conditions.

The radar

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Event by event

1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Dust Storm, Western Clark/Southern Nye

When
January 23, 11:15 AM PST to 11:45 AM PST
Where
Western Clark/Southern Nye forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.129, -115.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dust storm conditions reduced visibility to near zero on Highway 160 near Basin Avenue in Pahrump.

What these are

Dust Storm
Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1078947.